Rep. Alan Grayson, an unabashedly progressive politician from Florida, just can help himself in advertising his incorrigibility. Apparently, anyone who is a member of the Tea Party is also affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan. Is this an abject lie? Yes. Then again, Grayson called a woman a “K Street Whore,” and said Republicans want Americans to “die quickly.” So, should we be surprised that | Read More »

Yesterday, I covered the Millions Vet march, which was a great rally urging this administration to re-open the Veterans memorials. Did I see any confederates? No. Yet, there was ONE person that waved a Confederate flag, which has the liberal media foaming at the mouth. Is this the best thing to do at a Veterans rally? No. Does it create bad optics? Possibly. No, it | Read More »

It’s not that Americans forget; it’s that they need to be often reminded of whatever gave them comfort or displeasure. It’s the typical cycle of societal waves that have run through this country. Right now, some on the right may be panicking over Obamacare’s approval numbers. It’s gained seven points since the government shutdown. Yet, we shouldn’t put too much faith in polls. In fact, if we’ve | Read More »

Well, the news of a deal to avoid default was killed today when Harry Reid decided to reject a six-week debt ceiling extension proposed by the House. Additionally, Senate Republicans are skeptical of the House plan as well. So, for now, we’re heading for the cliff, which I’m told would be cataclysmic. Right now, I’m indifferent. It could be that I’m experiencing what George Will aptly | Read More »

Well, the Obamacare exchanges are open – and they’re an unmitigated disaster. It’s not like we didn’t see this coming. Paula Bolyard and Bridget Johnson have both posted about this nightmare. Now, a little over a week since the exchanges’ opened. Let’s look at what everyone else is saying about this massive federal power grab that will do nothing to help the uninsured, the poor, or curb health care | Read More »

I admit that I was hesitant about a shutdown. The House was safely in Republican hands – and a shutdown could be a game changer in 2014. However, it’s probably just the last vestiges of my more moderate leanings gasping for air. I’ve been killing those dispositions off rapidly over the past two years. Theoretically, with government shut down, these politicians can’t waste our money, | Read More »

Is this really the “Republican” shutdown? No. The roads of blame all end with Sen. Harry Reid and the Democrats. First, Reid reportedly talked Obama out of negotiating with Republicans to avoid a government shutdown. When the president considered sitting down with the four congressional leaders in the White House ahead of the deadline to avert a government shutdown, Reid privately urged Obama to call off the meeting, | Read More »

It’s day two of the government shutdown, but veterans groups are still planning to visit the World War II memorial, which has been closed during this crisis. Just like yesterday, veterans groups unloaded from their buses and members of Congress were there to assist them once the barricades were taken down. Yet, this time, Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) was present, but this wasn’t an | Read More »

Yesterday, on ABC’s “This Week,” economist Paul Krugman said something astonishing about the new health care law. Krugman claimed that “almost all” of the news about Obamacare “has been good”: “[I]t happens, in fact, to be a very good law. You see, one of the things I think is going on here is – just the failure on the part of the Republican caucus to | Read More »

While conservatives would say that Obamacare is sinking the American economy – and they’re right – another commodity has added an astronomical amount to the national debt: high oil prices. Dr. Robert Wescott of Keybridge Research and Dr. Phillip Swagel of the University of Maryland and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) released a study showing that $1.2 trillion has been added to the debt as a result | Read More »

I love Sen. Ted Cruz. I’m a huge fan of Sen. Rand Paul as well. I’m not one who cozies up with establishment Republicans. In fact, I find – at times – moderate Republicans to be more spineless than liberals. Nevertheless, this doesn’t mean I need to agree with everything the Tea Party does concerning fighting Obamacare. We’re heading for rocky shoals with this defund | Read More »

How many times have you heard President Obama talk about the importance of small businesses in America? Dozens? Hundreds? He’s right about how important small businesses are to the U.S. economy. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, small businesses are responsible for over 90 percent of net new jobs in America. America’s 28 million small businesses are also responsible for over 50 percent of the | Read More »

Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity-Virginia launched their ground campaign against Medicaid expansion in Virginia. The expansion represents the most expensive provision of the new health care law. So far, the Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission has held hearings about accepting federal money that would enroll an additional 400,000 Virginia residents into the program. Yes, more people would be covered, but at the cost of quality health care. In | Read More »

Last June, the U.S. Senate overwhelming passed immigration reform by a vote of 68-32. Yet, many commentators noted that it’s DOA in the House. Similarly, the president’s recent plea to Congress to approve a resolution authorizing him to use military force in Syria seems like a long shot as well. A rough count of the votes has 25 senators – 18 Democrats and 7 Republicans – voting/leaning yes, with | Read More »